The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
CONVICT ABUSES.
The Investigation Continued-Othe
State Capital Topics.


ATLANTA, GA, Sept S.--The Governor
and Attorney General resumed the hearing
of the case of the convict lessees this morn
ing in the Supreme Court room. An hour
or more was consumed in argument as to
the scope of the investigation, the respond
ents raising the objection that the charges
and specifications covered the whole period
of the lease; matters coming
up during former administrations
and acted upon They insisted
that the prosecution should be held TO the
executive order summoning the lessees To
answer touching the Bingham camp. The
objection was overruled, the Governor hold
ing that the investigation should be broad
and full, except that the counsel were re-
quested not to go into matters res adjudi-
| cdtG by former executives.
THE CONVICT WITNESSES.
The first witnesses were William Saugh-
ter and Anderson Blocker, the two negro
convicts from the Bingham camp who were
present the first day OF the case. Slaughter
is in the penitentiary for attempted rape on
white woman In Carol county, and
Blocker for voluntary manslaughter, from
Burke county They were among the con
victS cruelty whipped at Binghams camp
and testified that they were held over bar
rels and whipped by Bingham until raw, as
already pubnShed In The NEWS,
DIR. wEsTMoRELAND CALLED.
DIR. Westmoreand, the principal physi-
| clan of the penitentiary, was called, and
testified to the condition of the Bondurant
| & Joplin camp, near Augusta, and the cruel
whipping of the Bingham camp convicts.
| His reports of the two have already ap-
peared in the NEWS. His annual reports for
the years 1888. 1884, 1885 and 1886 were
| submitted by the States COUNSEL as part of
| the evidence. The cross-examination of
| DR.. Westmoreland was deferred till to-
| morrow
| DR.. Houk, camp physician at Old Town
| during the latter part of 1885 and most of
| 1886, was the next witness. His testimony
was substantially as given before the peni-
| tentiary investigating committee, published
| in the NEWS. The hearing was then ad-
| journed to $50 O'Clock tomorrow morning
WILD CAT SCHEME.
| Mechanics Assembly, Knights of Labor,
of Columbus, have exposed the Workmen's
Mutual Aid Society, wild cat insurance
company, swindling factory operatives
| there, and has had George Zagenburg, the
manager, arrested on q warrant for cheat
| ing and swindling. The Comptroller Gen
eral has wired the Solicitor General to
present the case to the Muscogee grand
| jury and have Zagenburg and any others
connected with the company indicted, as
they have no license to do business in the
| State.
The Comptroller General has estimated
the income of the State for the year from
all sources at 81, ,062, ,222, made up as follows
| Property tax, 81 400 222; railroads, S92, 900;
special taxes, 500, 900; inspection of fertil-
izers, $50 900; Western and Atlantic rentals,
$500, 600
Mr.. Russell, of Chatham county, enter
tained the General Judiciary Committee of
the House at his rooms last night. He dis
pensed liberal and enjoyable hospitality,
| and the committee was for once, at least,
thoroughly unanimous.
| JUDGE SIMMONS SWORN IN.
This morning the resignation of Thomas
j. Simmons, as Judge of the Macon circuit
was received by the Governor and accepted.
At l O'clock III the Office of the chief execu-
tive, Judge Simmons was sworn in as As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court. The
| Governor administered the oath.
1t is understood that Mr. jackson, chair
man of the Senate Educational Committee,
will tomorrow report Mr.. Glenn's bill by a
substitute which embodies the whole of
4 what is known as the Calvin resolution.
| The substitute provides that no teacher in
any school of the State where there is CO.
| education of the races shall be entitled to
any of the benefits of the public school fund,
and in addition provides that no person
| educated at such school shall be eligible to
the position of teacher in any common
school of this State.
| 1t is stated on good authority that Mr..
Brady will revive his fertilizer bill at an
early day. He purposes to introduce a new
| bill, eliminating from it many of the
| Objectionable portions of the bill killed by
the Senate few days ago Expressions of
a desire that he may not do this are heard
on all sides, as good deal of valuable time
has already been lost over this measure.
Charles Beerman proprietor of the Kim
ball House, gave the members of the Gen
eral Assembly banquet and hop tonight,
which was largely attended, and which
proved a most enjoyable affair.